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Osek206
Posts: 492 - Karma: 6
I dropped of my ski/bindings (Look p10's) without the lifters because I dont want them mounted. I get a call from the shop saying they need them because the heel piece would be to high. How do you explain to the shop to mount without the lifters. He already dripped the hell screws also.
Nov 6 2005 7:17PM
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lyndon
Posts: 7266 - Karma: 128
bring it to a new shop with new screws, or get the manager
Nov 6 2005 7:20PM
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Matty.
Posts: 9458 - Karma: 105
Ya I'm pretty sure the lifters don't HAVE to be mounted. So bring them to a new shop. They should have some screws that you could buy from them or they might just give them to you.
Nov 6 2005 7:22PM
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japanada
Posts: 13784 - Karma: 1,957
the screws will be too long w/o the lifters, you need shorter screws, which the shop should have.
Nov 6 2005 7:24PM
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C.J.
Posts: 5460 - Karma: 72
you dont need the lifters, that guy does not know what hes talking about.
Nov 6 2005 7:40PM
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peter.doubleu
Posts: 1167 - Karma: 13
does the lifter just go on the heal piece? or is all the binding lifted
Nov 6 2005 9:43PM
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rockymountainmilitia
Posts: 2706 - Karma: 12
there will be a lifter front and back. the screws are too long. take em to a new shop if the guy is having questions about this. some ski bindings come with a lift plate built into the front or back so might wanna check that out. otherwise shorter screws and a different shop should do the trick.
Nov 6 2005 10:04PM
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peter.doubleu
Posts: 1167 - Karma: 13
but theres no bar in the middle of them right?
Nov 6 2005 10:38PM
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WONTON
Posts: 6951 - Karma: 55
ok the shop guy has no idea then...tell him to use shorter screws which he should have or otherwise tell him to grind the old ones shorter
Nov 6 2005 10:40PM
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johanblaze
Posts: 4987 - Karma: 345
my shop said the same thing to me. the solution-

tell them it's alright if the heel piece is higher than the toe piece. just play along with their stupidity.
Nov 6 2005 10:47PM
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SkiCrzy
Posts: 1211 - Karma: 10
why would u want to get lower to the snow/take it off
Nov 6 2005 11:17PM
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Subjekt
Posts: 1431 - Karma: 12
personal preference...
Nov 6 2005 11:23PM
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TheStamos
Posts: 9311 - Karma: 910
YOU HAVE TO BUY THE 1MM LIFTER. the heelpiece wont go on without it there isnt enough room to slide it on the track. You need the 1mm lifter and there like 20 bucks. BAHAHA im the only smart one.
Nov 6 2005 11:28PM
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MarkieR
Posts: 5337 - Karma: 98
yeah dude, bad call just taking the lifters out of the box, if the dude wouldn't have noticed, you would have had screws driven through the base of your ski, and thats not cool.
Nov 6 2005 11:30PM
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DHogg
Posts: 3462 - Karma: 237
Because for park skiing its better with no lift(lower to ski=more control on rails ect). And there annoying.
Nov 6 2005 11:42PM
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duhamelski
Posts: 3842 - Karma: 192
i recomend mounting your own skis. i mean, hardly anyone at a ski shop i have ever met knows what they are doing.
Nov 7 2005 12:15AM
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KeegLove
Posts: 10166 - Karma: 55
ya thats a good idea for the most part shop workers are retarded so just humour them for the best results.
Nov 7 2005 12:19AM
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bigkstylie
Posts: 849 - Karma: 2
None of the shops have ever had the shorter hardware when i want my skis flat-mounted. Here's what i do:

I have them mount the skis with the riser plate (lifter) and then i take them home, and take the bidings off. I cut down the screws and just remount the bindings without the riser. I put a drop of wood glue into the screw holes, just to give a little extra hold.
Nov 7 2005 12:55AM
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lcc210
Posts: 575 - Karma: 10
^even with woodglue youre going to rip your bindings out eventually...smooth move there
Nov 7 2005 12:58AM
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Anathema
Posts: 21048 - Karma: 5,061
lifters are pointless unless you're a racer. all they do is add levrage and make it easier to carve.
Nov 7 2005 1:07AM
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Justo8484
Posts: 3905 - Karma: 205
we mounted my brother's axial 120's without the lifters and its kinda sketch. the reason the jibs have that little orange mat under them, like someone above said, is to give the heeltray clearance to slide on smoothly. it also evens out the pressure the screws put onto the heeltray and keeps the heel in place better. without that little peice, since the mounting zone on the heel is so short, the heel can kinda wiggle around a bit. dont mount them yourself, you'll end up ripping the bindings out or having crooked bindings.
Nov 7 2005 2:53AM
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ryankirkphoto
Posts: 408 - Karma: 14
weeeek sauce
Nov 7 2005 3:09AM
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SmoKinSkier
Posts: 5501 - Karma: 20
I esd pist last year they mounted my skis with giganta lifters when i specificly told them not too... I still am bitter!!
Nov 7 2005 3:14AM
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sconnyFC
Posts: 2197 - Karma: 76
ha, you must ride on salomon skis. i have put three different pairs of bindings on my PE's and not one of them has ripped out. same holes every time also. you just have to make sure not to strip the holes when installing the new or removing the old binders.
Nov 7 2005 1:18PM
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